Almost all the human’s know a diet which is low on fat and high on vegetables and fruits is very healthy. Are you aware that the risk of Alzheimer’s disease can increased by high protein diet? If you care for you friends and family then pass this information that Atkins diet and other high protein weight loss plans are not good for health.

A study was published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration. Researchers examined the effect of different kinds of diet on the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The scientists who formed the research team are from Canada, the US, and the UK.

One of four types of diets where used to fed the mice.

- regular diet

Diet high on fat and low on carb

Diet low on carb and high on protein

Diet high on carb and low on fat

The researchers measured body weight and brain weight of the mice, and they studied plaque build-up in brain regions associated with the memory problems in Alzheimer’s disease.

some regions around the hippocampus was under developed in the brains of these mice. The mice that was fed with high protein / low carb diet made the brain of the mice 5 percent lighter and the researcher were surprised by this. From this the researchers have come to a decision that high protein diet may affect the brain cells and can make them vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease.

“Given the previously reported association of high protein diet with aging-related neurotoxicity, one wonders whether particular diets, if ingested at particular ages, might increase susceptibility to incidence or progression of Alzheimer’s disease,” commented lead author of the study Sam Grandy, a professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and neurologogist at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx.

Why would a high-protein diet contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease? Inflammation may be the key. A constant high level of incoming foreign proteins could potentially activate the immune system, causing chronic inflammation. Inflammation, in turn, may damage blood vessels and impede blood flow.

The mice in the above study were genetically engineered to express amyloid-beta, the plaque that causes brain cell death and memory loss in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Many questions remain, and future research is needed. Does a high-protein diet cause a decrease in brain size for humans? Or would a high protein diet negatively affect the brains of Alzheimer’s patients only?

It is concluded from the study that if a person who is at risk of developing Alheimer’s disease will be in better health condition if they can follow a diet based on low protein. A diet containing Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts – and some fish and meats are considered to be a healthy diet. The best way to reduce the risk of getting Alzeheimer’s disease is by following a healthy diet.

Regular exercise also reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Exercise stimulates blood flow to the brain. Blood delivers nutrients and carries away neurotoxins. Natural health researcher Christian Goodman has developed a simple, easy set of exercises specifically for preventing Alzheimer’s disease. See Alzheimer’s prevention exercises to learn more.

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